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The DEA Does Not Want You To Worry About Its New Hemp Rule. Don’t Take the Bait!

Canna Law Blog

Last week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a bad interim hemp rule. My colleague Nathalie Bougenies wrote about how this interim rule could have devastating impacts on the burgeoning hemp-derived delta-8 THC industry. The DEA can talk the talk when it comes to the opioid crisis but it does not walk the walk.

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Is Cannabis/Hemp Legal in the United States?

Otherside Farms

Marijuana and Hemp have been around for about 8,000 years when it was first discovered in Turkey. But where is it legal to grow cannabis or hemp? There are actually a few places in the United States, where it’s legal, but keep reading to find out everything you need to know about how to legally grow cannabis and hemp!

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Is It Legal to Grow Hemp in All 50 States?

Otherside Farms

Hemp has been around for about 8,000 years when it was first discovered in Turkey. But where is it legal to grow hemp? There are actually a few places in the United States, where it’s legal, but keep reading to find out everything you need to know about how to legally grow hemp! Before 2018. The 2018 Farming Bill.

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Meet THC-O, a hemp-derived compound three times stronger than THC

SpeedWeed

In recent months, a synthetic compound derived from hemp called THC-O acetate—often referred to simply as THC-O (pronounced “THC oh”)—has quickly gained popularity among Americans who don’t have access to legal cannabis. . THC-O didn’t appear on the DEA’s radar until nearly 30 years later. First, CBD is extracted from raw hemp.

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The Year in Weed: 2019 Edition

The Blunt Truth

In the world of hemp, marijuana’s straight-arrow cousin, the Department of Agriculture released guidelines for importing hemp seeds. History was made in June, when the state of Illinois legalized cannabis as of January 1, 2020. Note that McConnell still refers to marijuana as hemp’s “illicit cousin.”

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Veriheal’s Innovation in Cannabis Scholarship 2020 Winners

Veriheal

He was exposed to alternative herbal options during his volunteer work as a Spanish interpreter at migrant clinics, and he became interested in medical cannabis when his mother asked him about CBD oil and cannabis as alternative options for her daily shoulder pain. . Essay: “The Nature of Hemp and Law: Hazy Regulation”.

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U.S. Chemist Roger Adams Isolated CBD 75 Years Ago

Freedom Leaf

In 1939—just two years after marijuana was banned by Congress—Adams received a Treasury Department license to work with cannabis oil at his lab in Urbana-Champaign and presented a paper to the National Academy of Science on “The Chemistry of Marihuana.” Freedom Leaf Dives into the Hemp-CBD Market. Related Articles. The post U.S.

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